{"id":35945,"date":"2026-09-04T15:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/coimbatore-stray-dogs-save-woman-from-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:54:05","slug":"coimbatore-stray-dogs-save-woman-from-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/coimbatore-stray-dogs-save-woman-from-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Coimbatore Stray Dogs Save Woman From Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/04\/cover_1788514394174.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/04\/cover_1788514394174.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/04\/cover_1788514394174.jpg\" alt=\"The incident took place near the railway overbridge in the Ashokapuram area of Coimbatore around 2 AM on Thursday. - Bhaskar English\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>The incident took place near the railway overbridge in the Ashokapuram area of Coimbatore around 2 AM on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, street dogs saved a woman sitting by the roadside from an attempted sexual assault. The incident was captured on CCTV.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">After the video went viral, police arrested the accused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The incident took place at around 2 am on Thursday near a railway overbridge in the NGO Colony-Ashokapuram area near Thudiyalur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">A woman with a mental health condition, who often stays in the area, was sitting by the roadside when an intoxicated youth approached her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Taking advantage of the deserted area, the intoxicated youth allegedly tried to sexually assault the woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">When she screamed for help, one of the street dogs immediately attacked the man. The accused ran away to save himself. The dog continued to chase him for a long distance.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incident took place near the railway overbridge in the Ashokapuram area of Coimbatore around 2 AM on Thursday. In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, street dogs saved a woman sitting by the roadside from an attempted sexual assault. The incident was captured on CCTV. After the video went viral, police arrested the accused. 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